Focused Healing Intensive
EMDR Therapy and Brainspotting
When insight has not been enough, deeper work becomes possible.
A Focused Healing Intensive is a personalized, immersive therapeutic experience designed for individuals who are ready to move beyond weekly sessions and engage in deeper, more concentrated healing work.
Rather than spreading progress over months or years, intensives offer extended, uninterrupted time to address the patterns held in both the nervous system and the body. This allows healing to unfold with greater clarity, continuity, and integration.
Focused Healing Intensives at arKardia are grounded in clinical excellence, shaped by discernment, and guided by care for the whole person.
An Integrated Approach to Deep Healing
Focused Healing Intensives draw from evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches, including EMDR and Brainspotting, alongside somatic awareness and relational attunement.
Rather than applying a single technique, the work is guided by your nervous system, your history, and your goals. Sessions unfold at a pace that supports safety, integration, and lasting change.
This is not about forcing progress. It is about creating the conditions where healing can emerge.
What Makes a Focused Healing Intensive Different
Traditional therapy often moves in short increments. While meaningful, this rhythm can slow progress when concerns are complex, longstanding, or deeply embodied.
Focused Healing Intensives offer something different.
Extended time allows space to settle, regulate, and process without repeatedly stopping and restarting. Clients often experience a greater sense of momentum, depth, and internal coherence as the work unfolds.
The experience is structured yet responsive, intentional yet attuned. Many clients are surprised by how naturally the time passes and how contained the work feels, even across longer sessions.
Who Focused Healing Intensives Are Designed For
A Thoughtful Investment in Focused Care
Focused Healing Intensives may be well suited for individuals navigating:
- Panic, anxiety, or phobic responses
- High-pressure performance demands
- First responder or occupational trauma
- Assault or violations of any kind
- Post-traumatic stress or complex trauma
- Grief, loss, or medical trauma
- Relational and attachment-based patterns
- Experiences that feel “resolved intellectually” but remain active in the body
Rather than focusing solely on symptoms, the work addresses the underlying patterns that continue to shape emotional, relational, and physiological responses.
Focused Healing Intensives allow for concentrated, intentional therapeutic work without the interruption of weekly scheduling. Many clients find that this approach supports greater efficiency and depth, often reducing the overall length of care needed.
Details regarding investment, scheduling, and policies are outlined clearly in the FAQ section.
Focused Healing Intensives may be helpful for individuals navigating:
- Panic attacks and phobias
- Performance and high-pressure anxiety
- First responder and occupational trauma
- Assault or violations of any kind
- Post-traumatic stress
- Developmental or relational trauma
- Experiences of violence or abuse
- Grief and significant loss
- Chronic illness or medical trauma
- Relational patterns and attachment-related difficulties
Rather than focusing solely on symptoms or diagnoses, intensives are tailored to the underlying patterns shaping your experience.
Intensives are offered in the following formats and are scheduled based on your unique needs, goals, and readiness:
- Half-day
- One full day
- Three-day
- Five-day
The structure and pacing are determined collaboratively during the consultation process.
Every client participates in a pre-intensive screening before scheduling an intensive. This conversation allows us to explore your concerns, assess readiness for immersive work, and determine whether an intensive is the most appropriate next step.
If an intensive is not the best fit, thoughtful alternative recommendations will be provided to support your care.
Yes. All clients receive a curated workbook or journal along with writing materials. Additional readings or resources may be recommended based on your individual focus and therapeutic goals.
Each Focused Healing Intensive includes a post-intensive consultation to review your experience, assess progress, and discuss personalized recommendations for continued support.
If questions or concerns arise after this consultation, you are welcome to reach out by phone or email to schedule additional follow-up as needed.
- Full-day intensive (7 hours, including breaks and lunch): $1,200
- Half-day intensive: $600
A 50% deposit is required to reserve your intensive, with the remaining balance due on the final day.
Payment options include cash, check, HSA, FSA, and all major credit cards.
Focused Healing Intensives allow for concentrated, intentional therapeutic work without the start-and-stop rhythm of weekly sessions. Many clients find that the extended time supports greater efficiency, deeper integration, and clearer momentum, often reducing the overall length of care needed.
When an intensive is scheduled, a significant block of time is reserved exclusively for you.
- If you need to reschedule, please contact me as soon as possible. Your deposit will be applied to a future date.
- If you cancel more than 30 days before your scheduled intensive, your deposit will be refunded minus a 50% scheduling fee.
- If you cancel within 30 days of your scheduled date, deposits are non-refundable.
This policy ensures fairness and protects the availability of care for others seeking support.
No. While my practice is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, clients travel from across the country to participate in Focused Healing Intensives. I am happy to provide information on nearby airports, accommodations, and the local area to support your planning.
I am licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey. Clients located in these states may be eligible for virtual intensives when clinically appropriate. While in-person work is often preferred, virtual intensives can be an effective option for some individuals.
Mission
To help others live with the freedom and joy that connecting our mind and heart bringsVision
So that we may live with our whole beingValues
- Integrity - Honest & Responsible
- Competence - Clinically Sound & Continually Growing
- Relationship - Belonging & Community
- Self Determination - Honoring the Inherent Dignity of All
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- Faith - Guided by Trust & Devotion
